Weather Records on 27 September 1989

852 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 27 September 1989. Highest significance: Metten, DE.

Key Facts for 27 September 1989

On 27 September 1989, 852 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
275 were record highs and 452 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 63 monthly and 789 daily.
Metten set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 27 September 1989.
Across 154 earlier years (1799 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 448 records.

Record Map

852 stations

852 station records on 27 September 1989 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 27 September 1989: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Metten	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Graz	Austria	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Bodie California St Historic P	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Bananal (Pcd)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Levan	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mt Carroll	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houghton Lake 6 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Pascagoula 3 NE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	21.1 C (70.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Orono	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.3 C (46.9 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Midland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Queluz (Centro Saude)	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Barra Mansa	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Passau-Oberhaus	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hart 3 WSW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ribeirao de Sao Joaquim	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Rodovia Anchieta-Cota 400	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Poncitlan	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Saginaw Mbs Intl AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Fazenda Agulhas Negras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moroleon	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Sanalona II	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Arcadia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Garrison	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
St George	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Divinopolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Badiraguato (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Sombrerete (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Garnett 1 E	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Vandalia	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Petropolis	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	39.8 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Dos Patrias	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Grayling	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Santa Isabel Do Rio Preto	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	45.6 mm (1.8 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Parral A. El Hormiguero	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bridgeport	United States	Record high minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Crescent City 3 NNW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.6 C (60.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Muskegon Co AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Fumaca	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	46.4 mm (1.8 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cachoeira Paulista	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	43.0 mm (1.7 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bochil	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Santa Rosa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Cedaredge	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lake City	United States	Record high minimum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Baldwin	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Meade	United States	Record high minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Hilland 2 NW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Kemmerer 2N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
San Jose de Gracia	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	45.0 C (113.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Border 3 N	United States	Record high minimum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Atotonilco El Alto	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	3.9 C (39.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Diego de Alejandria	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Dunbar Forest Exp STN	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Spanish Fk Pwr House	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Cruzeiro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Volta Redonda	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Santo Tomas (Cfe)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.0 C (77.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Toliman	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Quiriego (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

852 records

Records set or tied on 27 September 1989 by type: Highest daily maximum 81, Lowest daily maximum 147, Highest daily minimum 194, Lowest daily minimum 305, Heaviest daily rainfall 124, Heaviest daily snowfall 1.

Records on 27 September 1989 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	81
Lowest daily maximum	147
Highest daily minimum	194
Lowest daily minimum	305
Heaviest daily rainfall	124
Heaviest daily snowfall	1
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 27 September 1989 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 63, daily 789.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

615 broken records

Margins by which the 615 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 65.2. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

27 September 1989

Top 20 records on 27 September 1989 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 September 1989	Metten, DE	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	99 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Graz, AT	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	21.2 mm (0.8 in)	63 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Bodie California St Historic P, US	daily high min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	93 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Bananal (Pcd), BR	daily rain	40.0 mm (1.6 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	48 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Levan, US	daily high min	14.4 C (57.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	93 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Mt Carroll, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	80 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Houghton Lake 6 WSW, US	monthly low min	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	70 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Pascagoula 3 NE, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily low max	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	95 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Orono, US	daily low max	8.3 C (46.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	84 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Midland, US	daily high min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	90 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Queluz (Centro Saude), BR	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Barra Mansa, BR	daily rain	41.0 mm (1.6 in)	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Passau-Oberhaus, DE	daily rain	27.6 mm (1.1 in)	13.3 mm (0.5 in)	35 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Hart 3 WSW, US	daily low min	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	95 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Ribeirao de Sao Joaquim, BR	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	43 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Rodovia Anchieta-Cota 400, BR	daily rain	119.2 mm (4.7 in)	65.2 mm (2.6 in)	3 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Poncitlan, MX	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Saginaw Mbs Intl AP, US	daily low min	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	89 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
27 September 1989	Fazenda Agulhas Negras, BR	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	35 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1799 to 1989

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1989. 1989 had 852 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-27 in each year
Year	Records
1799	1
1828	1
1836	2
1847	1
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	2
1866	2
1867	3
1874	1
1875	1
1877	2
1880	1
1881	4
1882	1
1885	5
1887	1
1890	3
1891	1
1892	1
1893	1
1894	5
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	4
1899	1
1900	5
1901	3
1902	12
1903	7
1904	12
1905	21
1906	21
1907	9
1908	36
1909	17
1910	20
1911	31
1912	25
1913	27
1914	24
1915	80
1916	57
1917	41
1918	58
1919	45
1920	54
1921	26
1922	111
1923	125
1924	115
1925	129
1926	581
1927	244
1928	288
1929	225
1930	178
1931	222
1932	194
1933	559
1934	298
1935	319
1936	435
1937	309
1938	366
1939	572
1940	706
1941	257
1942	1,353
1943	503
1944	323
1945	475
1946	387
1947	813
1948	405
1949	407
1950	223
1951	480
1952	539
1953	567
1954	507
1955	386
1956	825
1957	644
1958	585
1959	582
1960	337
1961	376
1962	352
1963	849
1964	724
1965	688
1966	426
1967	502
1968	286
1969	233
1970	773
1971	762
1972	989
1973	1,031
1974	408
1975	790
1976	905
1977	852
1978	773
1979	741
1980	559
1981	680
1982	1,076
1983	791
1984	1,297
1985	661
1986	1,772
1987	1,013
1988	494
1989	852
1990	379
1991	894
1992	659
1993	727
1994	764
1995	698
1996	1,468
1997	730
1998	1,774
1999	1,059
2000	1,031
2001	980
2002	992
2003	830
2004	665
2005	1,061
2006	596
2007	1,091
2008	659
2009	987
2010	1,153
2011	965
2012	624
2013	823
2014	813
2015	664
2016	600
2017	891
2018	600
2019	755
2020	659
2021	893
2022	642
2023	747
2024	1,449
2025	272
2026	358

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 10	575
10 to 20	27
20 to 30	11
30 to 40	1
40 to 50	0
50 to 60	0
60 to 70	1